tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post7841163437713768353..comments2023-06-30T07:20:59.834-05:00Comments on Beyond Me: Please Share Your ThoughtsJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-59589847299169953142008-12-01T17:21:00.000-06:002008-12-01T17:21:00.000-06:00Thanks so much to all of that took the time to wri...Thanks so much to all of that took the time to write (and also to anyone else that stops by and reads from time to time).<BR/><BR/>If anybody else stumbles on to this post in the future and wants to add a few words, please feel free to contribute.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-79014867489961491162008-11-13T20:58:00.000-06:002008-11-13T20:58:00.000-06:00Jared,Thank you for providing the opportunity for ...Jared,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for providing the opportunity for us to express ourselves. This is a wonderful turning point for our nation and for the world. <BR/><BR/>Like many other Americans I began my support for Obama the day he announced his candidacy in Springfield. We went through thick and thin, good times, difficult times, but we did it. Some of the positive feelings and thoughts I Matt F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16948760316341661015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-83667619667977533202008-11-13T20:38:00.000-06:002008-11-13T20:38:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matt F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16948760316341661015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-17239211349884984932008-11-10T11:37:00.000-06:002008-11-10T11:37:00.000-06:00I've been thinking for days what to write here Jar...I've been thinking for days what to write here Jared. I wished and wished that I had read more poetry through my life, so perhaps the right words would come to me, but I didn't and they haven't. Hopefully a better person than I will be able to sum up in a few well-chosen words what last Tuesday night was like for me.<BR/><BR/>This is my second draft at this. The first one just went on and on, Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583656693529225833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-9441466407836317922008-11-06T20:44:00.000-06:002008-11-06T20:44:00.000-06:00"Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in th...<I>"Hope is the thing with feathers<BR/>That perches in the soul<BR/>And sings the tune without the words<BR/>And never stops at all."</I><BR/><BR/>-Emily DickinsonDr. Goddess Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322181264125612610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-60954564426732501072008-11-06T03:28:00.000-06:002008-11-06T03:28:00.000-06:00Sarah Palin once asked, "What does a community org...Sarah Palin once asked, "What does a community organizer do?" Now we know. He develops the skills needed to run the most dramatic and successful presidential campaign in the history of our nation. <BR/><BR/>I wanted to vote for Barack Obama, not because he is more handsome, charming and intelligent than his opponent (even though he's all three), but because I wanted to place my full support Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671436704242326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-49011483426561166412008-11-05T19:04:00.000-06:002008-11-05T19:04:00.000-06:00I spent the last 3 days of the race in Pennsylvani...I spent the last 3 days of the race in Pennsylvania helping to get out the vote for Obama. It was such a privilege to spend this historic moment in the midst of millions of Americans, from all different walks of life, demonstrating in actions the ideals that are the whole essence of this movement. Anyone who questioned or continues to question the substance of this Obama’s calls for change needAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-50721106736332662352008-11-05T18:56:00.000-06:002008-11-05T18:56:00.000-06:00I'm thrilled that Obama won the election. I confe...I'm thrilled that Obama won the election. I confess here, more for the others than for Jared (who already knows this), that I was worried about whether the country would see that this was what we needed, would get past his name and his race, and would steer us back toward being a great nation once again. I'm very glad that the American people have seen the light.<BR/><BR/>I'm disappointed at Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397974121751822684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-58800150471472646712008-11-05T16:38:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:38:00.000-06:00I, too, was grateful and inspired by Obama's call ...I, too, was grateful and inspired by Obama's call to our country to summon a new spirit of sacrifice. I grew up in the U.S. as part of a generation of excess and I think we were starting to think we were entitled to it. So I appreciate President-Elect Obama's leadership in that direction.<BR/><BR/>I think there are some in this country and abroad who think that those of us who voted for SenatorLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208693054115203924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-54324390500028733772008-11-05T16:31:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:31:00.000-06:00Jared,Thanks for providing this opportunity. I ech...Jared,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for providing this opportunity. I echo many of the points made by the other posters, but let me add something I think is a seldom made point about Barack Obama as President of the United States. Many folks criticize Obama’s thin resume and remark that he is only a good speaker. My response of late has been, so what? In a sense, much of the President’s job is talking. The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901682147020843052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-44264939502621919802008-11-05T15:21:00.000-06:002008-11-05T15:21:00.000-06:00Jared,http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_elections_worl...Jared,<BR/><BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_elections_world_view<BR/><BR/>This article sums up one of the main reasons that I decided to cast my vote for Obama. He is seen around the world as someone who inspires hope in people. He offers change and is already being accepted across the world as America's liberator. Not liberator in the sense that Bush said we would be welcomed as after we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-9649259780395936272008-11-05T14:59:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:59:00.000-06:00Jared,Your thoughts are always so eloquently portr...Jared,<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts are always so eloquently portrayed here. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I had a very difficult time deciding for whom I would vote. I am a "staunch independent" :).Both major candidates had my respect and I felt that either could effectively fill the role of President. All of that said, I find myself feeling both excited and cautious. The people of the USA have made a strong Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473615436905736351noreply@blogger.com